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Glenn Research Center

Aircraft Operations 1

GRC Aircraft Operations Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Mission

• Provide safety, operational, and engineering oversight to

all GRC research experiments involving flight, including

non-NASA controlled aircraft/UAS.

• Manage, operate, and maintain GRC based research and

research support aircraft/UAS.

• Manage the operation and maintenance of the GRC

Hangar and associated systems and equipment.

• Provide support for transient aircraft/UAS, including

NASA, military, civilian, and other Government agencies.


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Flight Operations Staff

Staff Capability

–Pilots

–Engineering

• Mechanical

• Electrical

–Maintenance

–Fabrication

• Electrical

• Mechanical

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NASA Glenn Aircraft Operations

•Twin Otter DHC-6 Learjet 25

S-3B Viking T-34C Turbo-Mentor


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Learjet Model 25 Right Side

IR Quartz Window Available

Inside Right Windows

Inside Right Window Close Up

9.75” X 10.5” Opening Starboard Instrument Pod


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Learjet Model 25 Left Side Photos

Motorized Sliding Door

Left Window and Overhead Ports/Mounts

13.5” X 10.5” Opening

Door Operational in Flight

Left Windows


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Learjet Model 25 Viewports

12” Diameter Openings

Close Up of View Port/Instrument Mount


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Learjet Model 25 Right Side Fuselage Pod

View Port/Instrument Mount 22” X 19”

View Port/Mount From the Inside

Second Pod Available on Door Side

Cabin Access to Viewport/Instrument Mount


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Learjet 25 Great Lakes Environmental Mission


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Learjet 25 CO2 Sounder


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CO2 Sounder/ NASA Glenn Lear-25 ARM Site Field Deployment

Photos from DOE ARM Site deployment:

Background - NASA Glenn Lear 25 takeoff from

Ponca City Airport on 12/7/08 (Graham Allan photo)

Left- Goddard field experiment team

Right - DOE Cessna aircraft with in-situ CO2

sampling equipment


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An initial Plot of the airborne flight patterns above the ARM site

from airborne GPS data and Google Earth


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Learjet 25 Solar Cell Calibration


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Learjet 25 Microgravity


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NASA Glenn Research Center

S-3B Viking Aircraft


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S-3B Viking Research Capabilities

• The NASA S-3B Viking aircraft is a highly modified version of the Lockheed-Martin

S-3B aircraft which flew operationally in the U.S. Navy for more than 30 years. Originally

designed for the carrier-based anti-submarine warfare mission, the aircraft utilizes two fuel

efficient General Electric TF34 turbofan engines enabling long range and mission

endurance. The NASA S-3B is capable of carrying a wide variety of research sensors and

equipment either internally or in a pod-mounted configuration on either of two wing pylons.

The aircraft features a modern avionics suite and state-of-the-art research stations to

accommodate two inflight researchers in addition to the two pilots. An installed Inmarsat

BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) system brings with it the capability to transmit

voice and data in real time from the aircraft to ground stations providing seamless network

coverage across most of the world's landmass.


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• S-3B FLIGHT ENVELOPE

• ALTITUDE: Surface to 40,000 ft msl

• AIRSPEED: 100 - 450 KIAS (0.79m limit)

• ENDURANCE: Up to 7 hours with external fuel tanks, 5 hours with internal fuel only

• RANGE: Up to 2500 nm with external fuel tanks, 1800 miles with internal fuel only

• G-LIMITS: + 3.5 to - 1.0 g

• PAYLOAD: Up to 2500 lbs per wing pylon, Up to 4000 lbs in bomb bay

• GROSS WT: Max takeoff gross weight of 52500 lbs, empty weight approximately 27500 lbs

• CREW: 2 pilots + 2 researchers

• COMM: VHF, UHF, SATCOM (INMARSAT BGAN - Broadband Global Area Network)

• NAV: Military GPS/INS and Commercial GPS (WAAS)



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Electrical Capacity

115 Volts AC 60 Hz: 14 KVA

115 Volts AC 400 Hz: 200 amps

28 Volts DC: 600 amps

External Capacity

2 Wing Mounts

Two (2) External Sensor Pods

Two (2) Heated Bomb Bays

Approximately 28” width, 90” length, 25” high

Aft Sensor Area

Internal Capacity Avionics Bay




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Electrical Capacity



28 Volts DC: 600amps

External Capacity

2 Wing Mounts




Aft Sensor Area




Standard Mount – Both wings


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Electrical Capacity




External Capacity

2 Wing Mounts




Aft Sensor Area




External Cargo Pod

Floor Stanchions with

Restraint Panels

Two (2) Nets or Lateral

Straps at 10 in. Max

Spacing (Door Area

Only)


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Cargo pod that has been

previously modified for

use by NRL/NOAA on P-3

aircraft

GRC has four cargo pods

available for modification

as desired to support future

research requirements


NADIR port


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Electrical Capacity




External Capacity

2 Wing Mounts




Aft Sensor Area




Aft Sensor Area (Tubes depicted are removable) Heated Bomb Bay


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Electrical Capacity




External Capacity

2 Wing Mounts




Aft Sensor Area


Approximately 75” width, 90” length, 36” high Small Instrument/Sensor Location


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Electrical Capacity




External Capacity

2 Wing Mounts




Aft Sensor Area



Avionics Bay – Aft Cabin Area


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MAST Pod Overview Multi-Mission Advanced Sensor Testbed

• Length: 153.8”

• Width: 25.71”

• Weight: 517 lb. (including sensor payload)

• Aircraft Interface: – 14” or 30” MIL STD wing store suspension

– MIL STD power, data, and video connections

• Core components: – Argon ST 14” Aeroscout gimbal with VNIR hyper

spectral imaging system

– Argon ST Common Data Acquisition System (CDAS)

– C-MIGITS GPS/INS navigation suite (sub-meter accuracy)

– Gigabit ethernet switched network

– 28VDC filtered power supply

– L band video transmitter (ROVER compatible)

– 19” vibration isolated racks (forward and aft)

– Center nadir imaging bay

• Optional components: – Argon ST Daedelus Airborne Multispectral

Scanner (AMS) – installed in nadir bay

• Extensibility/Modularity: – Gigabit ethernet and CDAS provide a backbone

command/control and data collection system for installed payloads

– Mission-tailored, gimbal-installed hyper spectral cameras

– Adaptable nose and tail bays support a wide array of imaging, radar, or antenna payloads

– Center nadir bay

– Significant size, weight, and power (SWAP) margins for additional research system installation

UNCLASS – Copyright 2009, Argon ST Inc.


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S-3B Multi-Mission Advanced Sensor Testbed

(MAST)


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Twin Otter DHC-6 Research Capabilities

Electrical Capacity




External Capacity Five (5) External Hard Wing Mounts +

Various Small Instrument Mounts

Internal Capacity

Three (3) Internal Research Hardware Locations

Front Section, Main Fuselage, Rear Fuselage

Overhead Hatch

Picture Window

Picture Window

Inside View of Overhead Hatch Outside View of Overhead Hatch 18” X 17.25”


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Electrical Capacity




External Capacity Five (5) External Hard Wing Mounts +

Various Small Instrument Mounts

Internal Capacity

Three (3) Internal Research Hardware Locations

Front Section, Main Fuselage, Rear Fuselage

Overhead Hatch

Picture Window

49” x 48” Plexiglas opening (3/4” thick)


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Current Installation – Looking Forward

Rack #1 Video Suite Rack #2 Data Acquisition

Standard Racks Reconfigured to Meet Customer

Needs


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T-34C Mentor Research Capabilities

Sensor Installed on Door Panel

Close Up View


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T-34C Mentor Research Capabilities

Small Research Location

Fuselage Research Pod


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NASA Glenn Research Center

Aircraft Operations

Points of Contact

Alan J. Micklewright, Chief of Aircraft Operations

[email protected]

Phone: 216-433-2036

Ed Emery, Experiments Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 216-433-5694

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